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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Edmund G. Archuleta is retiring as the president and |
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chief executive officer of El Paso Water Utilities on January 9, |
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2013, drawing to a close nearly a quarter-century of outstanding |
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service to that institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Archuleta earned his bachelor's and master's |
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degrees in civil engineering from New Mexico State University as |
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well as a master's degree in management from the University of New |
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Mexico; he is registered as a professional engineer in Texas, New |
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Mexico, and Iowa; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining EPWU in January 1989, Mr. Archuleta has been |
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responsible for implementing the policies of the Public Service |
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Board to manage all water and wastewater services in the El Paso |
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metropolitan area; during his tenure, EPWU built the world's |
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largest inland desalination plant, the nation's largest arsenic |
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treatment facility, the TecH20 Center, and a state-of-the-art water |
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quality laboratory; it also instituted conservation and education |
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programs that have significantly reduced water usage and contracted |
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a 40-year water supply agreement with the El Paso County Water |
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Improvement District No. 1 and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Archuleta also played a vital role in the |
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creation of the Consortium for High Tech Investigations of Water |
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and Wastewater, the Center for Inland Desalination Systems, and the |
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Multi-State Salinity Coalition, and he helped create the master |
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plans for the city's storm water management and for the use of |
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Public Service Board properties in northeast and west El Paso; |
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under his leadership, EPWU has earned a strong bond rating; and |
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WHEREAS, This highly respected expert was appointed by |
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President George W. Bush to the National Infrastructure Advisory |
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Council, and in 2008, he was called on to develop a publication on |
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the reuse of water to help meet future needs by recognized leaders |
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in the fields of engineering and science; he has served as chair of |
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the American Water Works Association Research Foundation and as a |
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trustee of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and the |
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WateReuse Association, and he has been active with the Water |
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Environment Federation, Water for People, and the Texas Water |
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Conservation Association, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, he has found |
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time to give back to his community through his involvement with the |
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United Way, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, the Rotary Club, |
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and the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce; he serves as well on |
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the engineering advisory committees of New Mexico State University |
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and The University of Texas at El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Archuleta's dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the citizens of El |
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Paso and earned him widespread respect and admiration, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Edmund G. Archuleta on his |
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retirement as president and CEO of El Paso Water Utilities and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Archuleta as an expression of high esteem by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |